Leaving Burgos we passed an arch with an active stork nest (we’ve seen a number of stork nests over the last several days). A park on the edge of Burgos has a statue of Domingo de la Calzada, an early promoter and developer of the Camino. Today the way entered the meseta with its endless grain fields, wheat on the better land and barley and oats on the poorer land. There are an unbelievable number of rocks in the fields – so many that we jokingly wondered how soon they would be ripe. It turned windy and cold, then with blowing light rain as we got to the higher altitudes. Our destination, Hornillos del Camino, has a beautiful church with a most unusual cemetery behind it. Dinner was at a small bar (restaurant) with a typical pilgrim menu.
Day #13
Hornillos del Camino
Population 70 / Elevation 820 meters
Albergue Municipal
Distance walked today 21.0 km.
Weather very cool especially at higher altitudes, windy with light rain second half of the walk.
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